Theory courses


Essential Navigation and Seamanship: A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory:  Ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night, pilotage & meteorology. 

Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Course: A course in astro navigation, worldwide meteorology and passage planning, which also unravels the mysteries of the sextant.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, courses are running online. We are offering INSTRUCTOR LED ONLINE courses on Zoom. You can interact with the instructor, ask him questions, see your fellow students, see the whiteboard and any slides the instructor shows. It's just like being in the classroom apart from you are sat in the comfort of your own home.